Pica's Pizza [drool]

I just did a search to see if anyone else had anything to say about Pica's. Nothing. So, I'll effuse.

I know it's not new, it's not chic, but by damn, they're great. Every time we go I wonder why we don't go more often. Okay, so it's a bit of a hike for us, but the pizza has a cult following (for good reason!), the service is kick-ass, and they fall over themselves to be nice and accomodating to my toddler. They have decent wines there that are not too marked up.

The pizza, for people not yet indoctrinated, has the crust on the bottom, then the cheese, then the sauce on top. This way the crust doesn't get soggy. You have to order the pizza square, according to my friends in the know, although truthfully I don't know why. We also generally get the antipasta, which is fun. My mom says that they were know for years (think '60s, '70s) for their homemade fresh pasta, which I have never tried.

OK, so I have to ask - I just don't get this pizza. My in-laws have lived in Havertown for ever, and their whole family swears by it. I just don't get it. At all. I love pizza and to me this is non-pizza, not even tomato pie. And I'm not trying to be argumentative, just looking for points of view on this - do those who love it live in the Philly area all their lives? Are there any transplants who love it? And, btw, I enjoy Pica's for dinner - close by, good eats, good prices - great veal, too.

Well, I have lived in the Philadelphia area all my life, but I don't remember having Pica's until I was in my late 20s or maybe early 30s. I should check with my mom to see if I ate Pica's pizza as a kid.

I can see there's an argument to be made that Pica's doesn't qualify as real pizza, but I still think it's a fabulous food, whatever you want to call it. :)

I should really break out of my rut and try something on the menu that is not pizza.

So delicious...I don't live in the area anymore but I enjoy Pica's pizza when I come home. My favorite way to order it is with pepperoni and extra sauce. The sauce has a great spice to it and the pepperoni is cut really thin but because it is under the sauce it doesn't dry out. I haven't come across another pizza quite like it in Philly, Old Forge or NYC.

I used to live in Havertown and went to Pica's all the time. I moved to Florida and Minnesota and never had anything like it. I now live in Allentown and we drive down just to go to Pica's. I wish I could find a recipe to replicate their pizza because it is one of the best IMO. Its obviously not your standard pizza-it's better!